In a 12 team league, where would you say Gagne should fall in on the draft? Yahoo has him ranked #3 overall, which seems utterly insane. Would you guys use up a first round pick on him?

"One of the teams represents truth, justice, the American way, and underdogs everywhere. The other represents George Steinbrenner!" - U.S. News and World Reports columnist John Leo on the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.

no way would i use a 1st round pick on a closer, even gagne. I would predict that gagne will go in the 2nd or 3rd round. There is way too much talent in the first two rounds to draft a closer, buts that my opinion/strategy. what does everyone think?

Leiter Fan wrote:In a 12 team league, where would you say Gagne should fall in on the draft? Yahoo has him ranked #3 overall, which seems utterly insane. Would you guys use up a first round pick on him?

#3 is crazy.

I think almost everyone on this site will disagree, but I think he's worth a late 1st round or early second round pick in a mixed league. In a NL-only league, he's definitely a first-rounder.

"One of the teams represents truth, justice, the American way, and underdogs everywhere. The other represents George Steinbrenner!" - U.S. News and World Reports columnist John Leo on the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.

Look, I know that everyone thinks that Gagne doesn't contribute much in the ERA and WHIP categories because of the limited number of innings he pitches. However, in this thread I give my reasons. Basically, behind Prior, Schmidt, and possible Randy K, nobody gives more value than Gagne in the ERA and WHIP categories. Plus, he guarantees that you finish in the top half of the saves category.

Look, I know that everyone thinks that Gagne doesn't contribute much in the ERA and WHIP categories because of the limited number of innings he pitches. However, in this thread I give my reasons. Basically, behind Prior, Schmidt, and possible Randy K, nobody gives more value than Gagne in the ERA and WHIP categories. Plus, he guarantees that you finish in the top half of the saves category.

That is not the direction I was going....In a 5x5 I don't think he is worth a first rounder....but alot of point systems over value CL....and if that was the case....I wanted to know before I gave a response...

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